I hope this index will help you find what interests you. . .
Cultic Christianity/Spiritual Abuse
Twelve Good Things I Learned from Being in a Coercive Religious Group
Thoughts on the "Quiverfull" Movement
I'm in Charge Here: Don't Disrespect Me with the Facts
Thoughts on Legalism
"Don't Talk About It"
My Wish-I-Hadn'ts
Fear-Based Parenting
Why Do People Drink the Koolaid?
Things I Have Learned Not to Fear
Does Patriarchy Glorify God?
The Purity Conversation: My Two Cents
Spiritual Abuse Awareness Week: My Contribution
Silencing Techniques
Sovereign Grace Ministries and Abuse: Time to Speak Out
"You're Not Arguing With Us but With God"
The "Jezebel Spirit" Teaching: Priming the Church for Spiritual Abuse
Why I Can't Go to Christian Conferences
Conformity is Next to Godliness
Matthew 18 and Spiritual Abuse
"Raised by Strangers"
Personal/Daily Life
How Can I Keep From Singing?
Forests
My Birthday, My Faith Story
My Cousin's Bar Mitzvah
The Camping Trip that Wasn't
A Walk in the Wetlands
Deep in the Heart of Texas (Family Reunion)
Turning 50
Thoughts on 25 Years of Marriage
Fitting In (Or Not)
Reunion
Bible Interpretation/Hermeneutics
The Bible and "Plain Sense" Reading
Why Do I Like the Doctrine of Accommodation?
Is the Bible a "Toxic Book"?
Taking the Bible Seriously
Assumptions Make You-Know-Whats Out of You and Me
"But That's What the Bible Says"
"Farewell NIV"?
This Isn't the Way to Debate an Issue
Sola Scriptura?
Gender In Christianity
Divine Right
Christian Male Identity
The Bible and the Nature of Woman
Does the Bible Teach Male Headship? Part 1
Does the Bible Teach Male Headship? Part 2
Does the Bible Teach Male Headship? Conclusion
Male Headship: A Comparison with Christian Teachings of Long Ago
Is God's Nature "Father" and Not "Mother"?
Sanctified Sexism
"Be a Man" - Christianity and Gender Mystiques
Why I'm a Jesus Feminist
The Logical Fallacy of "Equal but Subordinate"
Why Protesting "Equal but Subordinate" Is Not Just Me Having a Problem with Authority
"Equal but Subordinate" and Soft Complementarianism
N. T. Wright's Complementarianism
Why the Church Needs Feminism
Fathers' Influence: What Does Study Actually Show?
"Men Need Respect, Women Need Love" - Really?
"Thus, Male Headship" - Christianity and Gender Essentialism
A Close Look at a Complementarian Argument
Christian Egalitarian Marriage
Is Marriage an Illustration of Christ and the Church? Part 1
Is Marriage an Illustration of Christ and the Church? Part 2
Is Marriage an Illustration of Christ and the Church? Conclusion
Does Someone Have to Be "In Charge" of Your Marriage?
What Does a Christian Egalitarian Marriage Look Like?
Gender Roles and Responsibility, Part 1
Gender Roles and Responsibility, Part 2
Does the New Testament Teach that Women Should be Housekeepers?
Men Must be Spiritual Leaders: Real-Life Consequences
Thoughts on 25 Years of Marriage
What About This "Submission" Thing?
Illustrative of Complementarianism? Yes... But Not the Way He Thinks
Male Headship and the Problem of Power
The Man as "Prophet, Priest & King" of Wife & Children
Women in Christian Ministry
5-Step Analysis of 1 Tim 2:11-15, Part 1
5-Step Analysis of 1 Tim 2:11-15, Part 2
5-Step Analysis of 1 Tim 2:11-15, Part 3
5-Step Analysis of 1 Tim 2:11-15, Conclusion
What Galatians 3:28 Cannot Mean
Why Did Jesus Choose Twelve Men?
Turning the Tables
Are Women Seeking Ministry "Demanding Rights"?
Husband of One Wife?
What About "Women Be Silent in the Church"?
"Women Are Not Permitted to Teach" - But Real Life Just Won't Cooperate
The "Feminization" of the Church
Jesus and Women Series
"Even the Dogs Eat the Crumbs": Jesus and the Syrophoenician Woman
"Sir, I Perceive You are a Prophet": Jesus and the Woman at the Well
"One Who is Forgiven Much, Loves Much" - Jesus and the "Sinful Woman"
"Only Believe" - Jesus, the Little Girl, and the Woman with the Issue of Blood
Christian Cliches Series
"Don't Cause Your Brother to Stumble"
"Die to Self"
"Lean Not on Your Own Understanding"
"Don't Be Lukewarm"
"Do Not Deny One Another"
General Bible Topics
The Bible and Human Authority, Part 1: Old Testament
The Bible and Human Authority, Part 2: New Testament
The Bible and Human Authority, Part 3: The Great Chain of Being
The Message of God's Kingdom: Foundational Equality
What About Birth Control?
What About Divorce?
The Atonement: Did God Just Really Need to Punish Someone?
Why I'm Not a Calvinist
Saved By Being Right: Christianity and Dogmatism
The Creation-Evolution Debate and the Genres of Genesis 1 & 2-3
Seeking the God Beyond God
Politics and Government
Thoughts of a Christian Centrist: On the Role of Government
Thoughts of a Christian Centrist: Is Big Government Really the Big Problem?
"In God We Trust," Prayer in Schools & Manger Scenes: Why We Shouldn't Fight for Them
Black History Month: Women's Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
America is Not the New Israel
Prayers for Ferguson & Racial Reconciliation
"Taxation is Theft"?
Society and Culture
Why I Hate "That's So 30 Seconds Ago"
Abraham, Revisionism and "Privilege Distress"
The Purity Conversation: My Two Cents
Don't Blame Beauty and the Beast
Boys Playing with Dolls! Oh, No!
Speaking Strongly While Female
Christianity and the "Male Gaze"
Weeping with the Parents of Trayvon Martin
Perceptions of Racism: Why We Need a Double Standard
Racism, Colorblindness and Me
World Vision and Evangelicalism
Another Take on the World Vision Question
Let's Talk About Sexual Entitlement
About Rape: We Still Just Don't Get It
What I'd Like to See from Hollywood
"Falling Into the Holes in Their Own Thought"
But Is It Science?
If We Say We Have No Sin...
In Memorium: Sir Terry Pratchett
In Tribute: Suzanne McCarthy
Holiday Posts
Being Thankful
Christmas
Good Friday
Happy Easter!
Taking a Break for Christmas (& some words on Mary)
In Defense of Santa Claus
It's All About Jesus - Isn't It? (Easter post)
Christmas Break (& some words on "holy days")
Faith, Trust, and "Miracle on 34th Street"
Jesus in the Gardens: Undoing What Adam Did
I Love my Country, but I Can't Be Patriotic Anymore
About Halloween...
Forgotten Women in Church History Series
Marcella of Rome
St. Lioba of Germany
Hildegard of Bingen
Julian of Norwich
St. Catherine of Siena
Teresa of Avila
Katherine Zell
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Margaret Fell
Susanna Wesley
Jerena Lee
The Great Triumvirate: Phoebe Palmer, Catherine Booth & Hannah Whitall Smith
Amanda Smith
Antoinette Brown
Book Recommendations
Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour
Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Trace of God by Joseph Hinman
Blogging
Provoketive Magazine Repost
The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network
A Rant: MSN, Rachel Held Evans, and Slapdash Journalism
My Favorite Blog Reads of 2012
I've Got a Guest Post on Rachel Held Evans' Blog!
Favorite Blog Reads of 2013
I'm Going to Be on the Radio!
Three Years of Blogging
Favorite Blog Posts of 2014
Good Stuff: January 2015
Good Stuff - February 2015
Good Stuff - March 2015
Good Stuff: April -May 2015
Guest Post on Christians for Biblical Equality!
5 comments:
Hi Kristen,
I love your blog!!! Keep writing, please.
I'm currently looking at the origins of "church discipline" as it's used now in evangelical churches. Do you address this in one of your articles, and I just haven't found it yet? If not, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the use of Matthew 18:15-17 for church discipline.
Thank you,
Mandy
Hi Mandy, and thanks for reading! No, I have not addressed the topic of church discipline on my blog. That's a good topic for me to think about for a future post!
I'll stay tuned :)
Hi Kristen! I'd really love to see that topic addressed as well. I've seen it hurt an innocent family and am experiencing being shunned by the small family integrated church we left (after we left, by the way). I believe God used their mishandling of Scripture to actually protect me from going back into an unbiblical system, but it's hurtful nonetheless.
God bless!
Ok, the Matthew 18 post is done! It will appear in the Topic Index under "Cultic Christianity/Spiritual Abuse."
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